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Rustle of Spring (Sinding) Rustle of Spring (Sinding)
This is one of the most popular piano pieces of all time. Christian Sinding, a Norwegian composer, although relatively unknown today, was considered second only to Grieg in his lifetime.
Ceremonial Piece #2 (orchestrated) Ceremonial Piece #2 (orchestrated)
This is a version of the piece (previously posted) scored for 2 Trumpets, Strings, and Harp.
King Lear Music (Sirulnikoff) King Lear Music (Sirulnikoff)
Composed in 1969. Two short music cues, written for a production of Shakespeare's 'King Lear'. They are 'Fanfare' and 'Cortege'.
Youthful Lament (Sirulnikoff) Youthful Lament (Sirulnikoff)
Another World (Sirulnikoff) Another World (Sirulnikoff)
Valses Nobles et Sentimentales 1-5 (Ravel) Valses Nobles et Sentimentales 1-5 (Ravel)
Ravel wrote this set of 8 waltzes for piano in 1911, and orchestrated them in 1912. These are the first 5 of the orchestral version.
Valses Nobles et Sentimentales 6-8 (Ravel) Valses Nobles et Sentimentales 6-8 (Ravel)
This is Waltzes 6,7, and 8 of Ravel's Noble and Sentimental waltzes.
Mother Goose Suite - 1 (Ravel) Mother Goose Suite - 1 (Ravel)
Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty (Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant). Ravel wrote 'Ma mère l'Oye' during 1908-10 for piano duet. They were dedicated to the children of one of his friends, and were orchestrated in 1911.
Mother Goose Suite - 2 (Ravel) Mother Goose Suite - 2 (Ravel)
Tom Thumb (Petit Poucet). 'He thought he would be able to find the path easily by means of the bread he had strewn wherever he walked. But he was quite surprised when he was unable to find a single crumb; the birds had come and eaten them all.'
Mother Goose Suite - 3 (Ravel) Mother Goose Suite - 3 (Ravel)
'Little Homely', Empress of the Toy Mandarins (Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes).
Mother Goose Suite - 4 (Ravel) Mother Goose Suite - 4 (Ravel)
The Conversations of Beauty and the Beast (Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête).
Mother Goose Suite - 5 (Ravel) Mother Goose Suite - 5 (Ravel)
The Fairy Garden (Le jardin féerique).
Clarinet Quintet - 1st movement (Brahms) Clarinet Quintet - 1st movement (Brahms)
This is the 1st movement of Brahms' great Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet in B minor - opus 115. It was composed in 1891, toward the end of his life.
Clarinet Quintet - 2nd movement (Brahms) Clarinet Quintet - 2nd movement (Brahms)
The middle section of this beautiful movement contains a florid clarinet part reminiscent of Hungarian Gypsy style.
Clarinet Quintet - 3rd movement (Brahms) Clarinet Quintet - 3rd movement (Brahms)
Clarinet Quintet - 4th movement (Brahms) Clarinet Quintet - 4th movement (Brahms)
Three Songs from Songbook (Sirulnikoff) Three Songs from Songbook (Sirulnikoff)
In 1973, I put together a collection of piano arrangements of a number of songs I had written over the years. These three are taken from that collection. They are: 1) Bittersweet 2) Summer is Here 3) An Old Photograph
Overture Miniature-Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky) Overture Miniature-Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky)
The 'Nutcracker Suite' is an overture and a series of dances derived from the ballet 'The Nutcracker', composed in 1892. This very popular work is a fantasy celebrating the joys of the Christmas season.
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky) Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky)
from the 'Nutcracker Suite'
